Articles relating to: books
Review: Kate Atkinson, Manchester Literature Festival
I’m a binge-reader. I used to be someone who hovered over books slowly, drinking them in, pondering, possibly having a really good sniff of the spine.
Poetry Review: Nothing is Meant to be Broken by Mark Connors; Northern Lights by Harry Gallagher
If you’ve ever been to the city of York, you’ll no doubt have fallen in love with it, if not with the hen and stag nights.
Book Review: Slip of a Fish by Amy Arnold
Have you ever read a book that left you astounded?
Review: Andre Aciman, Manchester Literature Festival
I read chapters from Olivia Laing’s The Lonely City in the bath.
Review: Room 103 – a tribute to George Orwell, Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester
George Orwell had relatively little comment on the subject of the visual arts save to say that he didn’t much care for Salvador Dali whose autobiography he described as “simply a strip-tease act conducted in pink limelight”.
Review: Carys Davies and Sarah Moss, Manchester Literature Festival
From ITV big gob (and all-round cockwomble), Piers Morgan has suggested that papoose-wearing fathers look ’emasculated’.
Review – BRIT(ish): Afua Hirsch, Manchester Literature Festival
Working to forge a sense of belonging, Afua Hirsch lays out her conflicting ideologies as a half-Ghanaian, half-English woman.
Book Review: The Beauty of Broken Things by Catherine North
I’m increasingly drawn to stories set in the places I know well.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
Are you an individual or an organisation based in the North of England? Why don’t you come to this year’s Northern Soul Awards? It’ll be a brilliant evening – 15th November at Manchester Cathedral. Tickets available here: https://awards.northernsoul.me.uk/buy-tickets/
The Northern Soul Poll
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